Tackling economic and political inequalities strengthens democracy – UN Sec Gen
Tackling economic and political inequality is at the root of strengthening democratic institutions at a time when they are under huge strain, said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday, marking the official International Day of Democracy. “It means making our democracies more inclusive, by bringing the young and marginalized into the political system,” he continued. “It […]
"Strategic Investor being sought for Komenda Sugar Factory" – President Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has stated that Government is in the process of finding a strategic investor to revive the “debt-ridden and idle” Komenda Sugar Factory. According to President Akufo-Addo, the search for a strategic investor has become necessary because his administration, upon assuming office on January 7, 2017, inherited a non-operational Komenda Sugar […]
UN Steps up community-based efforts to tackle Ebola disease in DR Congo
In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN has stepped up community-based efforts to tackle Ebola disease, following confirmation that the virus has reached the city of Butembo, near the Ugandan border, where it has claimed three lives. On Friday, WHO, the World Health Organization, said that there were 137 confirmed and probable cases and […]
Warnings of 'catastrophic' flash flooding as Hurricane Florence grind on
Weather forecasters warn of the risk of life-threatening flash flooding in parts of North and South Carolina, and Virginia, from storm Florence. It has been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm but continues to soak the East Coast area with rain, downing trees and damaging homes. It is slowly grinding over the eastern […]
Black Volta River Bridge to be closed for maintenance
The Black Volta River Bridge on the Wenchi-Bamboi road in the Northern Region would be closed to motorists from September 20 to 27, at 0600 hours. This is to enable the Bridge Maintenance Unit of the Ghana Highway Authority to carry out repair works. In a statement signed by the Minister of Roads and Highways, […]
UE/R Use Indigenous Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation M&E- GMEF
Monitoring and Evaluation M&E is a practice not because of school projects but a natural phenomenon in every human being such that if you do not look back at what you have done, you cannot tell whether you are moving forward. Everybody living in his or her normal life does some monitoring and evaluation of […]
Carpool lane scofflaw tried to trick police with skeleton
Police in Washington state shared three photos of creative carpool lane cheats — including one who used a Halloween skeleton as a passenger. The Washington State Patrol shared three photos this week showing the faux-passengers that high-occupancy vehicle lane users used in unsuccessful attempts to ward off scrutiny from police. One of the photos featured […]
Wa West District Still Recording Under Child Malnutrition
The Poyetanga sub-district in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region is still recording high cases of acute malnutrition among children. The communities in the sub-district, according to the Poyetanga Health Centre have already recorded twenty-five cases of what is termed as ‘severe acute malnutrition’ among children in the first half of the […]
Eight deaths recorded following spillage of Bagre dam & torrential rains in U/East Region
A total of eleven thousand, three hundred and twenty six, (11,326), farmers comprising seven thousand, two hundred and forty one, (7,241), males and four thousand, and eighty five, (4,085), female farmers have been affected by the spillage of the Bagre dam and the torrential rains in the Upper East Region. The floods destroyed over eleven […]
B5 Plus To Construct Ghana's Biggest Metal Factory
Steel and Iron manufacturing giant, B5 Plus Limited, has commenced the construction of what is to be the biggest ever metal manufacturing factory in Ghana. The over $80 million project for which sod was cut on Wednesday September 12, 2018, is part of the Akufo-Addo administration’s One- District-One-Factory (1D1F) programme. The factory, located within Ningo-Prampram […]
